Australian world No 6 decides to miss first stop of LPGA’s Asian Swing to get in more practice and to acclimatise to Singapore’s humidity.
From Singapore Girl to ‘Mumbai da’: 4 types of adverts that captured people’s hearts
What turns a commercial into a cultural phenomenon? The programme On The Red Dot revisits Singapore’s iconic adverts and hears from some of the creative minds behind them to find out.
Robinhood plans Singapore crypto launch
Robinhood Markets Inc plans to launch Singapore crypto offerings this year through an entity of European digital-assets exchange Bitstamp Ltd, which it recently acquired.
Singapore shares decline amid hawkish Fed minutes; STI loses 0.2%
Key regional indexes were not swayed by the gains in New York, slight as they were. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.6 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.7 per cent, the Nikkei in Tokyo lost 1.2 per ...
PhonePe starts its IPO process two years after moving its main office to India from Singapore
P honePe, a prominent player in digital payments, has announced its initiation of the process for a potential public listing on the Indian stock exchanges, as stated in a release ...
BUDGET 2025: S-REIT tax breaks extended, but immediate gains remain limited
The extension of the 10% final withholding tax rate is expected to encourage broader investor participation in S-REIT ETFs. The Singapore government has extended the income tax exemption on ...
Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying
O n February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges committee in 2021 and hit with the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,200) on ...
BUDGET 2025: R&D investments critical, but SME access remains uncertain
It also aims to foster the development of new capabilities, supporting industry transformation whilst creating better jobs. The Singapore government has announced an additional $3b top-up to the ...
Singapore Land JV, China Jinmao wins Shanghai residential bid for $1.23 billion
A joint venture between Singapore Land, UOL Group among others and China Jinmao Holdings has won the bid for the development of a residential site in Shanghai, the Singapore-listed companies said on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Wilmar misses full-year profit view, flags palm oil refining headwinds
Singaporean food conglomerate Wilmar International reported a bigger-than-expected fall in full-year core net profit on Thursday and flagged challenging conditions for its palm oil refining segment in ...
Singapore Airlines reports record quarterly revenue
Singapore Airlines on Thursday reported a record quarterly revenue stemming from robust demand for air travel at the end of last year, but said its capacity expansion outstripped passenger growth, ...
S’pore’s Budget surplus derived from COE premiums, personal income tax & state investment returns
NIRC represents as much as half of the net investment income and up to half of the long term expected real returns of Temasek, GIC and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Personal income tax ...
Man to be charged over receiving scam proceeds and converting them into crypto
The man received more than $44,000 across seven transactions in the same bank accounts, which he then converted into Bitcoin or BTC, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. He then also transferred the ...
Nearly 10 years’ jail for woman who committed cheating linked to over $5.7m of mostly crypto funds
Ho Kai Xin used her ill-gotten gains to live a lavish lifestyle, including placing a down payment for a penthouse. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Genting Singapore posts 34% fall in H2 net profit to S$222 million
GENTING Singapore posted a 34 per cent fall in net profit to S$222 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$334.9 million in the corresponding year-ago period. Read more at The Business ...
Singapore’s Wilmar International posts 23% fall in annual profit
Singapore-listed agribusiness firm Wilmar International reported a 23.3% fall in full-year core net profit on Thursday, hurt by weak performance from its plantation and sugar milling as well as feed ...